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Old 29-04-2012, 20:13   #27
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Re: How PC can you get?

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Originally Posted by Gordon Booth View Post
Such innocence! Have you tried that one out in one of the livelier town centre pubs late on a Saturday night? Obviously not but when you do, let us know, we might visit you.
Of course I have, its easy. (glad you took your turn at being condescending)

I gave better examples, Chalkboards, and Baa Baa Rainbow sheep.

All this "how far will it go?", "You can't talk nowadays cause someone will get offended" is hysteria. No one is telling you that you cant say manned, one person chose not to of his own accord, it was not hard to see what he was getting at.

Yes you can ask what colour a chalkboard is, no one would ever be offended by that, yes you can call it a blackboard. I don't see these as good examples of the good that political correctness can do. I also don't think exaggerating the enforcement of such things helps the argument as it is still very socially acceptable to call it a blackboard, a black sheep, manned, unmanned etc.
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